Sharan Merriam
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Sharan Merriam's Degrees
- PhD Adult Education University of Georgia
- Masters Sociology University of Chicago
- Bachelors Sociology University of Chicago
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sharan B. Merriam is professor of adult education at the University of Georgia. Her focus has been researching and writing about adult learning and the foundations of adult education. She has won the Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education for three of her books. In 1998 she was a senior Fulbright scholar to Malaysia.
Sharan Merriam's Published Works
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Published Works
- Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation (2009) (18055)
- Qualitative research and case study applications in education (1998) (17981)
- Case Study Research in Education : A Qualitative Approach (1991) (5947)
- Qualitative research in practice : examples for discussion and analysis (2002) (4178)
- Qualitative Case Studies (2010) (2929)
- Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide (1991) (2210)
- Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education: Revised and Expanded from Case Study Research in Education (1998) (2013)
- Andragogy and Self‐Directed Learning: Pillars of Adult Learning Theory (2001) (1496)
- Qualitative Research in Practice (2008) (1290)
- Qualitative Research: Designing, Implementing, and Publishing a Study (2015) (1203)
- Power and positionality: negotiating insider/outsider status within and across cultures (2001) (922)
- A Guide To Research For Educators And Trainers Of Adults (1990) (735)
- Adult education : foundations of practice (1982) (708)
- Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide, 3rd Edition. (2006) (684)
- What Can You Tell from an N of 1?: Issues of Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research. (1995) (647)
- Merriam, Sharan B., ed., Qualitative Research in Practice: Examples for Discussion and Analysis. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. (2002) (634)
- Case Study Research in Education (1988) (590)
- Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice (2013) (569)
- Mentors and Protégés: A Critical Review of the Literature (1983) (558)
- Handbook of adult and continuing education (1989) (506)
- The Role of Cognitive Development in Mezirow’s Transformational Learning Theory (2004) (459)
- Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education (1980) (397)
- E-mentoring: Using Computer Mediated Communication to Enhance the Mentoring Process (2002) (377)
- The new update on adult learning theory (2001) (270)
- The Profession and Practice of Adult Education: An Introduction. The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. (1996) (258)
- Adult learning theory for the twenty‐first century (2008) (253)
- MOTIVATIONS FOR LEARNING AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN A LEARNING IN RETIREMENT INSTITUTE (2004) (180)
- The Georgia Centenarian Study (1992) (174)
- An update on adult learning theory (1993) (171)
- The Centrality of Meaning-Making in Transformational Learning: How HIV-Positive Adults Make Sense of their Lives (1998) (161)
- The Profession and Practice of Adult Education (1996) (159)
- Promoting Community Wellbeing: The Case for Lifelong Learning for Older Adults (2014) (158)
- The Case Study in Educational Research: A Review of Selected Literature. (1985) (140)
- Transformational Learning in Botswana: How Culture Shapes the Process (2008) (135)
- The Self-Directed Learning Process of Older, Rural Adults (2005) (128)
- How Cultural Values Shape Learning in Older Adulthood: The Case of Malaysia (2000) (119)
- Adult learning: Where have we come from? where are we headed? (1993) (105)
- Lifelines: Patterns of Work, Love, and Learning in Adulthood. (1991) (101)
- On Becoming a Witch: Learning in a Marginalized Community of Practice (2003) (100)
- The concept and function of reminiscence: a review of the research. (1980) (94)
- Mentoring in Higher Education: What We Know Now (2017) (92)
- Meaning-Making, Adult Learning and Development: A Model with Implications for Practice. (1996) (88)
- Perspective Transformation Over Time: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study of HIV-Positive Adults (2000) (87)
- The Changing Landscape of Adult Learning Theory (2004) (87)
- How Adult Life Transitions Foster Learning and Development (2005) (87)
- Learning from life experience: What makes it significant? (1993) (85)
- A Review and Critique of the Portrayal of Older Adult Learners in Adult Education Journals, 1980-2006 (2008) (80)
- Learning in Adulthood. A Comprehensive Guide. Second Edition. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. (1999) (76)
- Adult Learning and Theory Building: A Review (1987) (73)
- Something Old, Something New: Adult Learning Theory for the Twenty‐First Century (2001) (73)
- Non-Western Perspectives On Learning and Knowing (2007) (66)
- Adaptation to HIV Infection: The Development of Coping Strategies Over Time (1999) (64)
- Adult learning theory : Evolution and future directions (2018) (57)
- Why Breast Cancer Patients Seek Traditional Healers (2011) (57)
- Merriam, Sharan B., Case Study Research in Education: A Qualitative Approach . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1988. (1988) (56)
- Third update on adult learning theory (2008) (54)
- Updating our knowledge of adult learning (1996) (51)
- Butler's Life Review: How Universal is it? (1993) (48)
- Roles traditional healers play in cancer treatment in Malaysia: implications for health promotion and education. (2013) (46)
- Reminiscence: A Nonformal Technique for Improving Cognitive Functioning in the Aged (1983) (45)
- Situated Learning and Identity Development in a Korean Older Adults’ Computer Classroom (2010) (44)
- ADULTHOOD AND REMINISCENCE: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY (1982) (42)
- The structure of simple reminiscence. (1989) (40)
- THE USES OF REMINISCENCE IN OLDER ADULTHOOD (1993) (39)
- Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education. The Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series. (1989) (39)
- Perspectives on Adult Learning: Framing Our Research (1999) (37)
- Adult Development: Implications for Adult Education. (1984) (35)
- Some Thoughts on the Relationship Between Theory and Practice. (1982) (33)
- The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education (2011) (32)
- Contributions of Qualitative Research to Adult Education (1989) (27)
- A Longitudinal Study of Adult Life Experiences and Developmental Outcomes (1996) (26)
- Power and Positionality: Negotiating Insider/Outsider Status in Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Research (2000) (25)
- Korean Culture and the Reentry Motivations Of University-Graduated Women (2004) (23)
- Selected Writings on Philosophy and Adult Education (1984) (20)
- Time as the Integrative Factor (1999) (17)
- Finding Your Way through the Maze: A Guide to the Literature on Adult Learning. (1988) (17)
- Middle Age: a Review of the Literature and Its Implications for Educational Intervention (1978) (17)
- THE ROLE OF MENTORING IN THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS (1986) (17)
- Insider / Outsider Status (2000) (16)
- Race, Sex, and Age-Group Differences in Occurrence and Uses of Reminiscence (1994) (13)
- Coping with Male Mid-Life: A Systematic Analysis Using Literature as a Data Source. (1978) (13)
- Adult learning in good times and bad (1992) (12)
- Havighurst's Adult Developmental Tasks: a Study of Their Importance Relative To Income, Age and Sex (1981) (12)
- Time and Its Relationship to Development in the Life Course: Some Reflections from a Study of HIV-Positive Adults (2001) (11)
- Adult Learning and Development: Multicultural Stories. (2000) (11)
- Themes of Adulthood Through Literature (1983) (11)
- Centenarians: Their Memories and Future Ambitions (1995) (10)
- Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education. Second Edition. (1995) (10)
- Ego development in the face of death: How being HIV positive affects movement through Erikson's adult stages of development (1997) (10)
- The research-to-practice dilemma (1986) (9)
- The Experience of Job Loss as Perceived by Young and Middle-Aged Adults and Those Near Retirement. (1987) (9)
- Philosophical Perspectives On Adult Education: a Critical Review of the Literature (1977) (8)
- Aging and Learning in a Non-Western Culture: The Case of Malaysia (2000) (8)
- Changing attitudes of women towards family-related tasks in young adulthood (1984) (8)
- Faith Development in the Lives of HIV-Positive Adults (1999) (7)
- Traditional Healers and Western Medicine: The Challenge of Addressing Malaysia’s Cancer Burden through Collaboration (2012) (7)
- Methodological Challenges in Studying Transformative Learning (2011) (7)
- Work and Love: Their Relationship in Adulthood (1993) (7)
- Beyond Andragogy: New Directions in Adult Learning Theory (2009) (7)
- Witches ways of knowing: integrative learning in joining a marginalized group (2003) (7)
- Middle age: A review of the research (1979) (6)
- Adult Learning Theory: A Review and an Update (2015) (5)
- The Use of Documentary Sources in Adult Learning and Development Research (1983) (5)
- YOUNG, MIDDLE, AND PRERETIREMENT ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH RETRAINING AFTER JOB LOSS (1987) (4)
- Levinson's age thirty transition: Does it exist? (1995) (4)
- Challenging the Hegemony of Western Views of Learning (2005) (4)
- Developmental Issues and Tasks of Young Adulthood. (1984) (4)
- Non-Western perspectives emphasizing community, lifelong learning, and holistic conceptions of learning are expanding our understanding of adult learning. Non-Western Perspectives on Learning and Knowing (2008) (4)
- Insider / Outsider Status: Reflections on Cross-Cultural Interviewing (2000) (4)
- THE MULTIPLE ROLES OF TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN CANCER TREATMENT IN MALAYSIA (2014) (3)
- Short-Term Programs on Death and Dying and Aging: A Review of Selected Literature. (1982) (3)
- Work, Love, and Learning in Adult Life. (1992) (2)
- Interviewing the Aged: Some Considerations for the Adult Educator. (1977) (2)
- MEASURING OLDER ADULTS’ ATTITUDES (1985) (2)
- Havighurst's adult development tasks: a factor analysis (1981) (2)
- The Relationship between Adult Learning and Development (2011) (2)
- Male Middle Age in Modern Fiction. (1979) (2)
- Linking philosophy and practice (1982) (2)
- Adult Development: Capturing New Ways of Thinking About the Life Course (2000) (2)
- WORK AND LOVE IN ADULT LIFE: A TOOL FOR STRUCTURING REFLECTION (1993) (1)
- How gender-specific listservs contribute to the professional development of faculty women in computer science (2001) (1)
- Selected Writings on Philosophy and Adult Education. Second Edition. (1995) (1)
- On Being a Woman Professor of Adult Education. (1985) (1)
- How Modern-Day Traditional Healers Diagnose and Treat Cancer: The Case of Malaysia1 (2011) (1)
- The Popularization of Middle Age. (1979) (0)
- Editorial Board (2013) (0)
- Book Reviews (1987) (0)
- Book Reviews (2001) (0)
- Efficient Location of Research Materials in Adult Basic Education. (1984) (0)
- Butler’s Life Review: How Universal is it? (2019) (0)
- Training Adult Educators in North America (2018) (0)
- Forum on Multiculturalism in Adult Education. (1993) (0)
- Andragogy : New Directions in Adult Learning Theory (2017) (0)
- The Shah, Oil, and Adult Education in Iran. (1977) (0)
- Comprar Lifelines: Patterns of Work, Love, and Learning in Adulthood | M. Carolyn Clark | 9781555423643 | Wiley (2007) (0)
- Gender Equity and Community Well-Being (2016) (0)
- QUALITA TIVE RESEARCH IN PRA CTICE (2013) (0)
- Witches Ways of Knowing: The Adult Learning Process in Joining Social Groups (2002) (0)
- "Dancing As Gracefully As I Can": A Developmental Model Of Coping Strategies In Successfully Adapting To Hiv Infection (1998) (0)
- No Easy Answers: Short Stories about Teenagers (2013) (0)
- Book Reviews (1987) (0)
- Book Reviews (1995) (0)
- Ben Franklin's Junto Revisited. (1979) (0)
- The Research-to-Practice Dilemma. Occasional Paper No. 123. (1986) (0)
- Review Essay (2003) (0)
- Book Reviews (1988) (0)
- Professional literature on middle age (1979) (0)
- Book Reviews : McKenzie, Leon. Adult Education and the Burden of the Future. Washington: University Press of America, 1978, 96 pp. $7.95 (1978) (0)
- The popularization of middleage (1979) (0)
- Book Review : Erikson, Erik H., Ed. Adulthood. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1978, 276 pp. $5.95 paperback (1979) (0)
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